Stagecoach launches bid to halt bus franchising in Manchester
Stagecoach Group Chief Executive Martin Griffiths with the "driverless" bus at the Stagecoach depot in Sharston, Manchester. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday March 18, 2019. The new vehicle is currently restricted to testing in the By Scott Wright STAGECOACH has launched a bid for a judicial review of plans by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) to introduce a bus franchising system in the region. The authority announced on Friday (March 12) that Greater Manchester leaders will decide later this month whether to recommend to Mayor Andy Burnham the introduction of f...